Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health, especially among the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people, by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health. We live our mission to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.
Position: Technical Advisor
Location: Abuja
Technical Advisor will provide focused, high-quality institutional capacity building assistance for clients of the PLAN Health program in addition to leading project technical staff to strengthen organizations systems towards greater sustainability and achievement of their missions. It is expected that technical assistance will locus both on building stronger organizations and on developing individuals to lead them to achieving results.
Key Qualifications
- Graduate degree preferably in social sciences, business or health.
- Minimum of five years experience in capacity building in Nigeria
- Experience of five project management
- Experience working in or with public sector organizations, particularly in the health field
- Knowledge of PEPFAR-funded programs and experience in managing relationships with USAID missions preferred.
- Significant senior level work experience in institutional capacity building across the areas of finance, human resources, governance, and planning organization development, and program management.
- Proven programmatic, technical, and managerial ability and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with professional colleagues in a broad range of indigenous governmental organizations and NGOs.
- Strong facilitation skills
- Ability to produce results in diverse cultural, social and language contexts.
- Demonstrated computer skills in MS Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Willingness to travel, within Nigeria regularly and potentially outside Nigeria, as required.
Note: There are no relocation allowances available for this position
For Job Description and Application follow the link https://jobs-msh.icims.com/jobs/3972/job
Interested persons may send comprehensive resume with a brief cover not later than Friday, 18th March, 2011
Suitable candidates living with HIV/AIDS will have an added advantage
Women are encouraged to apply:
For more information about MSH, visit: www.msh.org
